Patents Assigned to Service
  • Patent number: 9027639
    Abstract: Disclosed are sand control screens and completion assemblies that receive, retain, and protect control lines during installation and operation thereof. One disclosed completion assembly includes a base pipe, at least one screen jacket positioned around the base pipe and operable to prevent an influx of particulate matter of a predetermined size therethrough, a control line housing arranged uphole from the at least one screen jacket and having a fiber optic splicing block disposed therein, the at least one fiber optic splicing block being communicably coupled to a control line that extends uphole from the control line housing, and one or more hydraulic conduits arranged longitudinally between the at least one screen jacket and the base pipe and extending from the control line housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikko Jaaskelainen, Stephen Michael Greci
  • Patent number: 9027644
    Abstract: Crosslinked gelling agents employed during subterranean operations use electronically-modified boronic acids to enable higher operating temperatures while allowing reduced gelling agent loadings; the boronic acids having Formula I: X1 and X2 are independently selected from O, CH2, CH2O, OCH2, bond, and null, Y1 and Y2 are independently N or C, Ar is a 5- or 6-membered ring aryl or heteroaryl group with a link L to monomer unit M1, m is 1 or 2, n is 0, 1, 2, or 3, and each Z is independently an electron withdrawing group selected from nitro, ester, carboxylic acids, carboxylates, halogen, cyano, amide, acyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl, CF3, a quaternary ammonium salt, polyhaloalkyl, and carbamate, with the proviso that when n is 0, the link L between M1 and Ar includes an electron withdrawing group attached to Ar, and introducing the treatment fluids into subterranean formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: James William Ogle, Jeremy Holtsclaw, David Loveless
  • Patent number: 9029318
    Abstract: Compositions comprising an isolated peptide, which may for example optionally comprise a sequence selected from the group consisting of YDYNWY (SEQ ID NO: 1), YDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 2), YDYSFY (SEQ ID NO: 63), FDYNFY (SEQ ID NO: 3), FDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 4), FDYNWY (SEQ ID NO: 5), YDWNLY (SEQ ID NO: 6), YDWHLY (SEQ ID NO: 7) and WDYNLY (SEQ ID NO: 8), extracted from organisms such as aquatic organisms and moss or any other sequence described herein, and methods of using same, including for treatment of or prevention of formation of microbial biofilms and against adhesion of a cell to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Tel Hashomer Medical Research, Infrastructure and Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Amir Zlotkin, Hen Kestenboim
  • Patent number: 9027287
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a high-capacity drilling rig system that includes novel design features that alone and more particularly in combination facilitate a fast rig-up and rig-down with a single set of raising cylinders and maintains transportability features. In particular, a transport trailer is disclosed having a first support member and a drive member which align the lower mast portion with inclined rig floor ramps and translate the lower mast legs up the ramps and into alignment for connection. A pair of wing brackets is pivotally deployed from within the lower mast width for connection to the raising cylinder for raising the mast from a horizontal position into a vertical position. A cantilever is pivotally deployed from beneath the rig floor to a position above it for connection to the raising cylinder for raising the substructure from a collapsed position into the erect position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: T&T Engineering Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Trevithick, Darrell E. Jamison, Gus E. Rodriguez, Keith J. Orgeron
  • Patent number: 9027674
    Abstract: A blank may include a tang section, a base section, and an angled section with a recess. The tang section may have an outer surface with an outer diameter. The base section may have an outer surface with a diameter greater than the outer diameter of the tang section. The angled section may lie between the tang section and the base section and may have an outer surface that transitions in diameter from the outer diameter of the tang section to the outer diameter of the base section. The recess in the angled section may be shaped to engage a tip of a former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey G. Thomas, Ronald E. Joy
  • Patent number: 9029761
    Abstract: The presence of organosulfur compounds in a substance may make analyses of the substance difficult, particularly in the presence of interfering compounds. Methods for analyzing a substance may comprise: providing a substance comprising an organosulfur compound; optically interacting electromagnetic radiation with the substance and an integrated computational element; and analyzing for the organosulfur compound in the substance using the integrated computational element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Michael Pelletier, Robert P. Freese
  • Patent number: 9029298
    Abstract: Methods are provided that include, but are not limited to, methods of treating guar splits comprising: exposing guar splits to a treatment chemical to create treated guar splits, wherein the treatment chemical comprises at least one treatment chemical selected from the group consisting of: an aqueous salt solution; a caustic solution, and a derivatizing agent; and grinding the treated guar splits to create ground, treated guar splits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie D. Weaver, Robert E. Hanes, Jr., Billy F. Slabaugh
  • Patent number: 9030819
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a mounting piece and a drive bracket. A first restricting piece is formed on a top side of the mounting piece. A first sliding member is formed on the first restricting piece. The drive bracket includes a side piece which defines a sliding groove. The sliding groove includes a guiding portion and a restricting portion. The drive bracket includes a handle pivotally mounted thereon. The handle includes a locking portion. The locking portion defines a cutout. The handle is rotated between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the cutout is aligned to the guiding portion to receive the first sliding member in the cutout and the guiding portion. In the second position, the sliding member is restricted in the restricting portion by the locking portion to mount the drive bracket on the top side of the mounting piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Zhongshan Innocloud Intellectual Property Services Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Wei He, Xiu-Quan Hu
  • Publication number: 20150127262
    Abstract: Improved systematic inversion methodology applied to formation testing data interpretation with spherical, radial and/or cylindrical flow models is disclosed. A method of determining a parameter of a formation of interest at a desired location comprises directing a formation tester to the desired location in the formation of interest and obtaining data from the desired location in the formation of interest. The obtained data relates to a first parameter at the desired location of the formation of interest. The obtained data is regressed to determine a second parameter at the desired location of the formation of interest. Regressing the obtained data comprises using a method selected from a group consisting of a deterministic approach, a probabilistic approach, and an evolutionary approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dingding Chen, Mark A. Proett, Li Gao, Christopher Michael Jones
  • Publication number: 20150121668
    Abstract: The bracelet clasp includes a rectangular base element wherein each of the long sides is formed of side bars each formed of at least two leaf springs forming an elastic device allowing first and second folding parts to be locked onto said base element and disengaged therefrom when a pressure is exerted simultaneously on said side bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Management Services AG
    Inventor: Cedric KALTENRIEDER
  • Publication number: 20150126446
    Abstract: The present invention provides variant VEGF polypeptides which have been altered in their C-terminal heparin binding region to lower their heparin binding affinity. These variants have been found to act as receptor antagonists for VEGF receptors and antagonize angiogenesis. These variants are useful to treat diseases characterized by pathological angiogenesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: Donald P. Bottaro, Fabiola Cecchi
  • Publication number: 20150123808
    Abstract: Certain aspects and features are directed to an electric subsurface safety valve including an integrated communications system that can be disposed in a wellbore. The electric subsurface safety valve can include a body adapted to be coupled to a cable, a communications system disposed in the body, and a closure mechanism. The body can be disposed within the wellbore. The communications system can include one or more transceiving devices and a processing device. The transceiving devices can communicate signals via the cable to a rig at the surface and can wirelessly communicate signals to target tool in the well system. The processing device can process signals received by the one or more transceiving devices for communication via the cable. The closure mechanism can be positioned in a passageway defined by the wellbore and can control a flow of fluid to through the passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dan Vick, JR., Bruce Edward Scott, Joseph Steven Grieco
  • Publication number: 20150122551
    Abstract: A multi-layer downhole drilling tool designed for directional and horizontal drilling is disclosed. The drilling tool includes a bit body including a rotational axis extending therethrough. A plurality of primary blades are disposed on exterior portions of the bit body and a plurality of secondary blades are disposed on exterior portions of the bit body between the primary blades. The drilling tool further includes a plurality of first-layer cutting elements disposed on exterior portions of the primary blades and a plurality of second-layer cutting elements disposed on exterior portions of the secondary blades. The second-layer cutting elements are track set with the first-layer cutting elements in an opposite track set configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Shilin Chen
  • Patent number: 9026844
    Abstract: Storing, retrieving, transmitting and receiving data (20) by a) separating the data into a plurality of data subsets (A, B); b) generating parity data (P) from the plurality of data subsets (A, B) such that any one or more of the plurality of data subsets may be recreated from the remaining data subsets and the parity data (P). Steps a and b may be repeated on any one or more each of the plurality of data subsets and parity data providing further data subsets and further parity data; and d) storing each of the further data subsets and further parity data in separate storage locations (380) or transmitting the further data subsets and further parity data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Qando Services Inc.
    Inventors: Iskender Syrgabekov, Yerkin Zadauly, Chokan Laumulin
  • Patent number: 9025742
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for providing targeted messages. Engagement may be made in a communication session with a customer. An impact event indication may be received from the customer during the communication session. A targeted message may be obtained based on the impact event indication. A targeted message may be provided to the customer in response to the received impact event indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Jose Jesus Cantu, II
  • Patent number: 9022115
    Abstract: A method for wellbore perforation in which a section of the wellbore to be perforated is isolated and purged of wellbore fluid to provide a clear path for laser beam transmittal. A laser beam emitter in the purged wellbore section transmits a laser beam pulse from the laser beam emitter to a target area of a sidewall and formation lithology of the purged wellbore section, thereby altering a mechanical property of a material of the sidewall and formation lithology and producing material debris. A liquid jet pulse of a liquid is transmitted immediately following termination of the laser beam pulse to the target area, thereby removing the material debris from the target area. This cycle is then repeated until the desired perforation depth has been achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Gas Technology Institute, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Kleefisch, Colin Hawthorn, Henry David Reynolds, Neal Gregory Skinner, Jim Basuki Surjaatmadja, Roger Lynn Schultz, Timothy Holiman Hunter
  • Patent number: 9021875
    Abstract: A method of determining characteristics of fluids flowed between a wellbore and multiple zones intersected by the wellbore can include measuring a first distributed temperature profile of the fluids along the wellbore while the fluids flow in one direction through the wellbore, and measuring a second distributed temperature profile of the fluids along the wellbore while the fluids flow in an opposite direction through the wellbore. Another method can include flowing the fluids in a first direction through an annulus formed between tubular strings in the wellbore, measuring a first distributed temperature profile of the fluids while flowing the fluids in the first direction, flowing the fluids in a second, opposite direction through the annulus, and measuring a second distributed temperature profile of the fluids along the wellbore while flowing the fluids flow in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose Sierra
  • Patent number: 9027005
    Abstract: Embodiments of the claimed subject matter are directed to methods and a system that allows an application comprising a single code set under the COBOL Programming Language to execute in multiple platforms on the same multi-platform system (such as a mainframe). In one embodiment, a single code set is pre-compiled to determine specific portions of the code set compatible with the host (or prospective) platform. Once the code set has been pre-compiled to determine compatible portions, those portions may be compiled and executed in the host platform. According to these embodiments, an application may be executed from a single code set that is compatible with multiple platforms, thereby potentially reducing the complexity of developing the application for multiple platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Mark Neft
  • Patent number: 9022147
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a drilling fluid comprises: water and a set accelerator, wherein the drilling fluid has a 10 minute gel strength of less than 20 lb*ft/100 sq ft, wherein the drilling fluid has a density in the range of about 9 to about 14 pounds per gallon, wherein the drilling fluid remains pourable for at least 5 days, and wherein when at least one part of the drilling fluid mixes with three parts of a cement composition consisting of water and cement, the drilling fluid cement composition mixture develops a compressive strength of at least 1,200 psi. According to another embodiment, a method of using the drilling fluid comprises the steps of: introducing the drilling fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation, wherein at least a portion of the drilling fluid is capable of mixing with a cement composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna M. Ravi, Donald L. Whitfill, Rahul Chandrakant Patil, Abhimanyu Deshpande
  • Patent number: 9026929
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for producing an online event. One embodiment is a method comprising: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between one or more speakers and a plurality of listen-only viewers accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting an event production user interface to an event producer, the event production user interface configured to enable the event producer to selectively control a viewer user interface presented to the listen-only viewers during the online event; obtaining analytics data associated with the online event; and during the online event, providing a production recommendation to the event producer in the event production user interface based on the analytics data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Boland T. Jones, David Michael Guthrie, Nicole C. Santoro